Chevron's First Data Center Power Plant in Texas Permian Area
Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Texas, United States
Source: Engineering News-Record | ENR
Chevron plans to build a natural gas-fired power generation facility in the Permian Basin, Texas, to support an artificial-intelligence data center. The initial plant will have a capacity of 2.5 GW with potential expansion to 5 GW. The facility will operate behind-the-meter, supplying electricity directly to a co-located data center operator, bypassing the regional grid. Operations are scheduled t
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Natural Gas, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Texas, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Engineering News-Record | ENR
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Description | Chevron plans to build a natural gas-fired power generation facility in the Permian Basin, Texas, to support an artificial-intelligence data center. The initial plant will have a capacity of 2.5 GW with potential expansion to 5 GW. The facility will operate behind-the-meter, supplying electricity directly to a co-located data center operator, bypassing the regional grid. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2027. |
Original sector | Power & Industrial |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Texas |
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Source | Engineering News-Record | ENR |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Natural Gas, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2025-11-17 |
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